هنگ

Persian

Etymology

Coined through back-formation from سرهنگ (sarhang), as if it were سر (sar, “commander, head”) +‎ هنگ (hang, “regiment”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hanɡ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häŋɡ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [häŋɡ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔäŋɡ̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæɲɡʲ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [häŋɡ]

Readings
Classical reading?	hang
Dari reading?	hang
Iranian reading?	hang
Tajik reading?	hang

Noun

هنگ • (hang)

1. (military) a regiment

   Synonyms: فوج (fowj), رژیمان (režimân)

Related terms

• سرهنگ (sarhang, “colonel”)

References

1. Academy of Persian Language and Literature coinages for military titles [1].
2. Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “هنگ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press